According to estimation of theUnited Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in the United Kingdom was81.30 years (79.36 for male,83.21 for female). This is 0.14 years less than it was in the pre-COVID 2019.[1]
Estimation of theWorld Bank Group for 2023:81.24 years total (79.36 for male,83.21 for female).[2]
According to estimation of theWHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in the United Kingdom was 81.22 years (79.50 years for male and 82.92 years for female).
Andhealthy life expectancy was 69.74 years (69.38 years for male and 70.07 years for female).[3]
Life expectancy in the UK as of 2023 is lower than in neighboring countries (Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, France).[1][2]
By default the table is sorted by arithmetic mean for 2017-2019.
| constituent country or region of England | 2017-2019 | change | 2020-2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| male | female | sex gap | arith. mean | male | female | sex gap | arith. mean | ||
| London region | 80.9 | 84.7 | 3.8 | 82.80 | −1.4 | 79.13 | 83.64 | 4.51 | 81.39 |
| South East England | 80.8 | 84.3 | 3.5 | 82.55 | −0.6 | 80.12 | 83.84 | 3.72 | 81.98 |
| South West England | 80.4 | 84.1 | 3.7 | 82.25 | −0.3 | 80.04 | 83.94 | 3.90 | 81.99 |
| East of England | 80.5 | 83.9 | 3.4 | 82.20 | −0.6 | 79.80 | 83.50 | 3.70 | 81.65 |
| England on average | 79.8 | 83.4 | 3.6 | 81.60 | −0.8 | 78.85 | 82.82 | 3.97 | 80.83 |
| East Midlands | 79.5 | 82.9 | 3.4 | 81.20 | −0.7 | 78.59 | 82.44 | 3.85 | 80.52 |
| West Midlands | 79.0 | 82.9 | 3.9 | 80.95 | −0.8 | 78.05 | 82.20 | 4.15 | 80.12 |
| Northern Ireland | 78.8 | 82.6 | 3.8 | 80.70 | −0.4 | 78.42 | 82.25 | 3.83 | 80.33 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 78.8 | 82.5 | 3.7 | 80.65 | −0.8 | 77.88 | 81.85 | 3.97 | 79.86 |
| Wales | 78.5 | 82.3 | 3.8 | 80.40 | −0.6 | 77.91 | 81.77 | 3.86 | 79.84 |
| North West England | 78.4 | 82.1 | 3.7 | 80.25 | −0.9 | 77.28 | 81.34 | 4.06 | 79.31 |
| North East England | 78.0 | 81.8 | 3.8 | 79.90 | −0.7 | 77.16 | 81.18 | 4.02 | 79.17 |
| Scotland | 77.2 | 81.1 | 3.9 | 79.15 | −0.5 | 76.52 | 80.73 | 4.21 | 78.62 |
Data source:Office for National Statistics.[4][5] Data for Scotland for 2022-22 are taken from adjacent table of the same agency.[6]
By default the table is sorted by 2018.
| code | region | 2017 | 2017 →2018 | 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | FΔ M | overall | male | female | FΔ M | |||
| UK on average | 81.3 | 79.5 | 83.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 81.3 | 79.5 | 83.1 | 3.6 | |
| UKI3 | Inner London - West | 83.9 | 82.2 | 85.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 84.7 | 82.9 | 86.5 | 3.6 |
| UKI7 | Outer London - West and North West | 83.7 | 82.0 | 85.4 | 3.4 | −0.3 | 83.4 | 81.4 | 85.3 | 3.9 |
| UKJ1 | Berkshire,Buckinghamshire, andOxfordshire | 82.9 | 81.1 | 84.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 83.2 | 81.6 | 84.7 | 3.1 |
| UKJ2 | Surrey,East andWestSussex | 82.8 | 81.1 | 84.5 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 82.9 | 81.2 | 84.6 | 3.4 |
| UKI6 | Outer London - South | 83.1 | 81.3 | 84.8 | 3.5 | −0.4 | 82.7 | 80.9 | 84.4 | 3.5 |
| UKJ3 | Hampshire andIsle of Wight | 82.3 | 80.6 | 84.0 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 82.5 | 80.8 | 84.2 | 3.4 |
| UKK2 | Dorset andSomerset | 82.6 | 80.9 | 84.3 | 3.4 | −0.2 | 82.4 | 80.5 | 84.3 | 3.8 |
| UKI5 | Outer London - East and North East | 82.3 | 80.2 | 84.3 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 82.4 | 80.4 | 84.2 | 3.8 |
| UKK1 | Gloucestershire,Wiltshire andBristol/Bath area | 82.3 | 80.6 | 84.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 82.3 | 80.5 | 84.1 | 3.6 |
| UKE2 | North Yorkshire | 82.5 | 80.8 | 84.1 | 3.3 | −0.2 | 82.3 | 80.5 | 84.0 | 3.5 |
| UKH1 | East Anglia | 82.4 | 80.6 | 84.1 | 3.5 | −0.1 | 82.3 | 80.4 | 84.2 | 3.8 |
| UKH2 | Bedfordshire andHertfordshire | 82.5 | 80.8 | 84.1 | 3.3 | −0.2 | 82.3 | 80.4 | 84.1 | 3.7 |
| UKI4 | Inner London - East | 81.9 | 79.5 | 84.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 82.0 | 80.0 | 84.0 | 4.0 |
| UKG1 | Herefordshire,Worcestershire andWarwickshire | 82.1 | 80.0 | 84.1 | 4.1 | −0.2 | 81.9 | 80.1 | 83.6 | 3.5 |
| UKK4 | Devon | 82.0 | 80.3 | 83.7 | 3.4 | −0.1 | 81.9 | 80.0 | 83.7 | 3.7 |
| UKD6 | Cheshire | 81.9 | 80.2 | 83.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 81.9 | 80.0 | 83.7 | 3.7 |
| UKH3 | Essex | 81.7 | 80.2 | 83.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 81.8 | 80.3 | 83.3 | 3.0 |
| UKD1 | Cumbria | 81.4 | 79.7 | 83.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 81.6 | 79.8 | 83.3 | 3.5 |
| UKJ4 | Kent | 81.7 | 80.0 | 83.5 | 3.5 | −0.1 | 81.6 | 79.7 | 83.4 | 3.7 |
| UKF2 | Leicestershire,Rutland andNorthamptonshire | 81.7 | 79.9 | 83.5 | 3.6 | −0.2 | 81.5 | 79.9 | 83.2 | 3.3 |
| UKK3 | Cornwall andIsles of Scilly | 81.7 | 80.0 | 83.4 | 3.4 | −0.3 | 81.4 | 79.5 | 83.2 | 3.7 |
| UKL2 | East Wales | 81.2 | 79.2 | 83.1 | 3.9 | −0.2 | 81.0 | 79.1 | 83.0 | 3.9 |
| UKF3 | Lincolnshire | 81.1 | 79.6 | 82.7 | 3.1 | −0.1 | 81.0 | 79.0 | 82.9 | 3.9 |
| UKF1 | Derbyshire andNottinghamshire | 81.0 | 79.3 | 82.7 | 3.4 | −0.1 | 80.9 | 79.3 | 82.6 | 3.3 |
| UKG2 | Shropshire andStaffordshire | 81.1 | 79.5 | 82.7 | 3.2 | −0.2 | 80.9 | 79.2 | 82.6 | 3.4 |
| UKN0 | Northern Ireland | 80.6 | 78.6 | 82.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 80.9 | 79.1 | 82.6 | 3.5 |
| UKE1 | East Riding andNorth Lincolnshire | 80.2 | 78.1 | 82.3 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 80.8 | 79.0 | 82.5 | 3.5 |
| UKM5 | North Eastern Scotland | 80.4 | 78.6 | 82.2 | 3.6 | −0.1 | 80.3 | 78.3 | 82.4 | 4.1 |
| UKE3 | South Yorkshire | 80.5 | 78.7 | 82.2 | 3.5 | −0.3 | 80.2 | 78.4 | 81.9 | 3.5 |
| UKG3 | West Midlands | 80.3 | 78.2 | 82.3 | 4.1 | −0.1 | 80.2 | 78.2 | 82.2 | 4.0 |
| UKE4 | West Yorkshire | 80.4 | 78.4 | 82.2 | 3.8 | −0.3 | 80.1 | 78.3 | 82.0 | 3.7 |
| UKM6 | Highlands and Islands | 80.4 | 78.6 | 82.3 | 3.7 | −0.4 | 80.0 | 78.4 | 81.7 | 3.3 |
| UKD3 | Greater Manchester | 79.7 | 77.9 | 81.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 80.0 | 78.3 | 81.8 | 3.5 |
| UKL1 | West Wales and the Valleys | 80.2 | 78.3 | 82.2 | 3.9 | −0.2 | 80.0 | 78.0 | 82.0 | 4.0 |
| UKD4 | Lancashire | 79.9 | 78.0 | 81.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 79.9 | 78.0 | 81.7 | 3.7 |
| UKM7 | Eastern Scotland | 79.8 | 77.8 | 81.8 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 79.9 | 78.0 | 81.7 | 3.7 |
| UKC2 | Northumberland andTyne and Wear | 80.2 | 78.3 | 82.1 | 3.8 | −0.3 | 79.9 | 77.8 | 82.0 | 4.2 |
| UKC1 | Tees Valley andDurham | 79.8 | 77.9 | 81.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 79.8 | 78.0 | 81.6 | 3.6 |
| UKD7 | Merseyside | 79.8 | 77.7 | 81.8 | 4.1 | −0.2 | 79.6 | 77.7 | 81.3 | 3.6 |
| UKM9 | Southern Scotland | 79.5 | 77.7 | 81.2 | 3.5 | −0.3 | 79.2 | 77.4 | 80.8 | 3.4 |
| UKM8 | West Central Scotland | 77.8 | 75.6 | 80.0 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 77.9 | 75.5 | 80.1 | 4.6 |
| region | 2019 | 2019 →2021 | 2021 | 2021 →2022 | 2022 | 2019 →2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | FΔ M | overall | overall | male | female | FΔ M | ||||
| United Kingdom on average | 81.73 | 79.93 | 83.47 | 3.54 | −0.99 | 80.74 | 1.42 | 82.16 | 80.44 | 83.83 | 3.39 | 0.43 |
| London region | 83.27 | 81.38 | 85.08 | 3.70 | −1.00 | 82.27 | 1.44 | 83.71 | 81.89 | 85.45 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| South East England | 83.03 | 81.36 | 84.64 | 3.28 | −1.00 | 82.03 | 1.44 | 83.47 | 81.88 | 85.00 | 3.12 | 0.44 |
| East of England | 82.55 | 80.81 | 84.24 | 3.43 | −0.99 | 81.56 | 1.42 | 82.98 | 81.33 | 84.61 | 3.28 | 0.43 |
| South West England | 82.54 | 80.74 | 84.31 | 3.57 | −0.99 | 81.55 | 1.43 | 82.98 | 81.25 | 84.68 | 3.43 | 0.44 |
| East Midlands | 81.54 | 79.92 | 83.21 | 3.29 | −0.98 | 80.56 | 1.41 | 81.97 | 80.43 | 83.57 | 3.14 | 0.43 |
| Northern Ireland | 81.29 | 79.54 | 82.93 | 3.39 | −0.98 | 80.31 | 1.41 | 81.72 | 80.04 | 83.29 | 3.25 | 0.43 |
| West Midlands | 81.17 | 79.35 | 82.97 | 3.62 | −0.97 | 80.20 | 1.40 | 81.60 | 79.85 | 83.32 | 3.47 | 0.43 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 80.96 | 79.21 | 82.69 | 3.48 | −0.97 | 79.99 | 1.40 | 81.39 | 79.71 | 83.05 | 3.34 | 0.43 |
| Wales | 80.76 | 78.84 | 82.71 | 3.87 | −0.97 | 79.79 | 1.40 | 81.19 | 79.34 | 83.06 | 3.72 | 0.43 |
| North West England | 80.63 | 78.86 | 82.35 | 3.49 | −0.97 | 79.66 | 1.40 | 81.06 | 79.36 | 82.71 | 3.35 | 0.43 |
| North East England | 80.24 | 78.32 | 82.15 | 3.83 | −0.96 | 79.28 | 1.38 | 80.66 | 78.82 | 82.51 | 3.69 | 0.42 |
| Scotland | 79.64 | 77.68 | 81.48 | 3.80 | −0.96 | 78.68 | 1.38 | 80.06 | 78.17 | 81.84 | 3.67 | 0.42 |
Data source: Global Data Lab[9]
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